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Once again killing time at Robarts before meeting Aprile for foods and boozes. The 13th floor is my haven from library craziness. Libraries stress me out. They're such tense places to be. I feel like the sound of my typing would be enough to send some stressed out engineering student lunging for my jugular. Goddamn engineers.

I ran into Karen on the first floor as...
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retsin:
hahah..i hate the sound of typing, especially in quiet rooms, but i used to be a stressed out science student. we don't deal well...

i have a love for libraries though, especially during nonm exam times when peopel don't look sleep deprived and crazy.

robarts is much cooler than mac libraries though.
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I was right, it was somebody else. I am relieved though uneasy and somewhat worried. I'm still in this weird space that I was in last night. Everything seems so intensely surreal and unsettling. All I want to do is curl up in bed but I have to at least try to start this science paper that was due nearly 7 hours ago.

I have...
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artsitis:
As tempting as that might be - I don't think you want the F I'd be sure to provide...
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I'm so bored lately. Worse than usual, which is pretty bad. I'm feeling really lonely at night. I feel like I have no one to talk to anymore when I'm feeling shitty. Maybe that's because I don't have anyone to talk to when I'm feeling shitty. Aprile's awesome but she's a busy lady, Kira's got the baby, Ed hates me, Graham is a 52-year old...
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_pauly_:
Thank you for the get well wishes and I hope your feeling better soon too kiss kiss
kinkerbelle:
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200 Questions - highlight what you've done

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula.
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said I love you and meant it
09. Hugged a tree - yeah, but it...
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vonbaxter:
I Put stars because after I copied it into word and highlighted them all they didn't transfer back into here
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Also I liked your post so much I am going to use it as my next post :-P I will pay you of course with dinner and /or a backrub kiss

200 Questions - Put stars next to those you have done

01. Bought everyone in the pub a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
***03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
***06. Held a tarantula.
***07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
***08. Said I love you and meant it
***09. Hugged a tree
10. Done a striptease
11. Bungee jumped
12. Visited Paris
***13. Watched a lightning storm at sea
***14. Stayed up all night long, and watched the sun rise
15. Seen the Northern Lights
***16. Gone to a huge sports game
17. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
18. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
19. Touched an iceberg
***20. Slept under the stars
***21. Changed a babys diaper
22. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
***23. Watched a meteor shower
24. Gotten drunk on champagne
***25. Given more than you can afford to charity
***26. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
***27. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
***28. Had a food fight
29. Bet on a winning horse.
***30. Taken a sick day when youre not ill
***31. Asked out a stranger
***32. Had a snowball fight
33. Photocopied your bottom on the office photocopier
***34. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
***35. Held a lamb - We have petting zoos here :-)
36. Enacted a favorite fantasy
37. Taken a midnight skinny dip
38. Taken an ice cold bath
39. Had a meaningful conversation with a beggar
***40. Seen a total eclipse
***41. Ridden a roller coaster
42. Hit a home run
***43. Fit three weeks miraculously into three days
***44. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
***45. Adopted an accent for an entire day
46. Visited the birthplace of your ancestors
***47. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
***48. Had two hard drives for your computer
49. Visited all 50 states
50. Loved your job for all accounts
***51. Taken care of someone who was shit faced
52. Had enough money to be truly satisfied
***53. Had amazing friends
***54. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
55. Watched wild whales
***56. Stolen a sign
57. Backpacked in Europe
***58. Taken a road-trip
59. Gone rock climbing
60. Lied to foreign governments official in that country to avoid notice
***61. Midnight walk on the beach
62. Gone sky diving
63. Visited Ireland
***64. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love at the moment frown
***65. In a restaurant, sat at a strangers table and had a meal with them In Russia it was impossible not to do this as the restraints had limited tables and lots of customers
66. Visited Japan
67. Bench-pressed your own weight
68. Milked a cow
***69. Alphabetized your records
***70. Pretended to be a superhero
***71. Sung karaoke
***72. Lounged around in bed all day
73. Posed nude in front of strangers
74. Gone scuba diving
75. Got it on to Lets Get It On by Marvin Gaye
***76. Kissed in the rain
***77. Played in the mud
***78. Played in the rain
***79. Gone to a drive-in theater
***80. Done something you should regret, but dont regret it
81. Visited the Great Wall of China
82. Discovered that someone whos not supposed to have known about your blog has discovered your blog
83. Dropped Windows in favor of something better
***84. Started a business - in a manner of speaking
***86. Toured ancient sites
***87. Taken a martial arts class
88. Had sword fought for the honor of a woman
89. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
90. Gotten married
91. Been in a movie
92. Crashed a party
93. Loved someone you shouldnt have
***94. Kissed someone so passionately it made them dizzy
95. Gotten divorced
96. Had sex at the office
97. Gone without food for 5 days
***98. Made cookies from scratch
***99. Won first prize in a talent contest
100. Ridden a gondola in Venice
101. Gotten a tattoo
***102. Found that the texture of some materials can turn you on. - Suede
103. Rafted the Snake River
104. Been on television news programs as an expert
***105. Got flowers for no reason
106. Masturbated in a public place
107. Got so drunk you dont remember anything
108. Been addicted to some form of illegal drug
***109. Performed on stage
110. Been to Las Vegas
111. Recorded music
112. Eaten shark
***113. Had a one-night stand
114. Gone to Thailand
115. Seen a Broadway play on Broadway
116. Bought a house
117. Been in a combat zone
***118. Buried one/both of your parents
119. Shaved or waxed your pubic hair off
120. Been on a cruise ship
***121. Spoken more than one language fluently
***122. Gotten into a fight while attempting to defend someone
123. Bounced a check
124. Performed in Rocky Horror
***125. Read - and understood - your credit report
126. Raised children
***127. Recently bought and played with a favorite childhood toy Etch a Sketch rules!
128. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
129. Created and named your own constellation of stars
130. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
***131. Found out something significant that your ancestors did - John Wilkes Booth is in my family. I guess what he did is significant though bad
***132. Called or written your Congress person
133. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
134. more than once?
135. Walked the Brooklyn Bridge
***136. Sang loudly in the car, and didnt stop when you knew someone was looking
137. Had a wall of your bedroom covered with a beach picture
138. Had plastic surgery
***139. Survived an accident that you shouldnt have survived Car wreck where both cars were totaled and my was a Jetta vs. a Suburban driven by a 16 year old
140. Wrote articles for a large publication
141. Lost/Gained over 100 pounds
142. Held someone while they were having a flashback
143. Piloted an airplane
144. Petted a stingray
***145. Broken someones heart I am sure I have although I would never knowingly break a heart
146. Helped an animal give birth
147. Been fired or laid off from a job
148. Won money on a T.V. game show
***149. Broken a bone
150. Saved a human life
151. Gone on an African photo safari
152. Ridden a motorcycle
153. Driven any land vehicle at a speed of greater than 100mph
154. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
***155. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
156. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
157. Ridden a horse
***158. Had major surgery
***159. Had sex on a moving train - I miss Russia!
160. Had a snake as a pet
161. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
162. Slept through an entire flight: takeoff, flight, and landing
163. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
164. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
165. Visited all 7 continents
166. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
167. Eaten ostrich meat
168. Been a sperm or egg donor/Used donated sperm or eggs
***169. Gone swimming in an ocean
***170. Eaten sushi
***171. Had your picture in the newspaper
***172. Had 2 (or more) healthy romantic relationships for over a year in your lifetime
173. Changed someones mind about something you care deeply about?
174. Gotten someone fired for their actions
***175. Gone back to school
176. Gone sailing
177. Changed your name
178. Petted a cockroach
179. Eaten fried green tomatoes
***180. Read The Iliad
***181. Selected one important author who you missed in school, and read
***182. Dined in a restaurant and stolen silverware, plates, cups because your apartment needed them
183. and gotten 86ed from the restaurant because you did it so many times, they figured out it was you
184. Taught yourself an art from scratch
185. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
186. Apologized to someone years after inflicting the hurt
187. Skipped all your school reunions
***188. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
189. Been elected to public office
190. Written your own computer language
191. Thought to yourself that youre living your dream
192. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
***193. Built your own PC from parts
194. Sold your own artwork to someone who didnt know you
195. Had a booth at a street fair
196. Dyed your hair
***197. Been a DJ College radio allows people like me on the air. Scary!
***198. Testified in court Old man who watched too much Matlock contested a ticket he got from hitting me by trial. One of the questions he asked me was How many trees are on a given four mile stretch of the traffic loop in Lubbock? Trying to show that I was unaware of the surroundings. My response. I wouldnt know I am usually watching the road He still got the ticket
***199. Written a poem - Won a hundred bucks for it
200. Been arrested
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You know you're having a shitty day when your one of your best friends calls you a stupid slut. On Women's Day, no less.

I should have gone to McGill. I should have taken my early acceptance and ran. I would be out of this city (though I love it) and away from all the lives I've accumulated. I would be able to speak French...
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iii:
wink Love this city too... I know what you mean sometimes though. How's school going for you. If you ever feel like drinking quantities of gin... Let me know. I could use a gin.
dkl:
love kiss
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After 41 weeks and 1 one day, my bestest friend, Kira, gave birth to a baby boy tonight at 10.16pm. Isaiah James Whittingham, 8lbs 9oz. He's so cute; all pink and tiny. He was so alert and quiet and looking around. It was total luck that my shift (I work on the Labour & Delivery floor at NYGH) completely coincided with her labour. She came...
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dkl:
there you go...I updated with something you dont know about...so there love biggrin kiss
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Okay, skipped class and got a burrito instead. Then dropped off my last role of Cuba film to be developed. I'll eventually have to start scanning them, I suppose.

I saw Mamma Mia! yesterday with my aunt and uncle and it was awesome. I will proudly admit that I love ABBA.

I just heard a commercial about a show called 'The Antique Hunter' and I...
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sexysuzy:
Only 12 spots left? Yikes! I should reserve one. I want to go!
inara:
"What's in love is now in debt", on your birth certificate, so strike the fucking match to light this fuse

Genius.
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A-Z....stuff about me you really WANNA know! biggrin

A- Age: 21.

B- Best friend(s): kira.

C- Crush: danny.

D- Dad name: brian hugh.

E- Easiest person to talk to: aprile.

F- Favorite band at the moment: tilt.

G- Gummy bears or gummy worms: gummy bears.

H- Hometown: the t-dot.

I- Instrument: piano, guitar, tenor saxophone (all mediocre).

J- Jam or Jelly?: mama's homemade jam.

K- Kids:...
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_pauly_:
heres mine:

A: 21
B: Skeneo
C: Dawn
D: Philip
E: Skeneo (Again)
F: Idlewild
G: Gummy Bears
H: Aberdeen, Scotland
I: Don't play any
J: Jam of course
K: None
L: not a car a bus to Paris, 23 and a half hours
M: Yvonne
N: None, i'm an only child
O: Don't know
P: Everything within reason
Q: "Anyones desire to become a politician should stop them from ever becoming one"-Billy Connelly
R: Dawn
S: "Jesus of suburbia"-Green Day
T: 8am
V: Carrots
W: Too many
X: Leg
Y: Stovies
Z: A fellow Leo biggrin

You missed out "U" by the way.

Take care of yourself kiss biggrin

[Edited on Mar 01, 2005 10:04PM]
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I'm all about the surveys lately.

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF
1.) Name: emily louise mckenna
2.) Birthday: july 23, 1983
3.) Current Location: toronto, ontario, canada
4.) Eye Color: blue
5.) Hair Color: uh...
6.) Height: 5'6" on a good day.
7.) Right Handed or Left Handed: right
8.) Your Heritage: irish/danish
9.) The Shoes You Wore Today: all black lowtop chucks
10.) Your Weakness:...
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Got more pictures back from Cuba today. I am so bored that I might scan and post them by the end of the night.
_pauly_:
looks like you had fun biggrin
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I put up a folder of the pics off my digital camera from Cuba. There will be plenty more from Aprile's camera as well as the regular pictures I took and a few polariods.
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Back from Cuba. Awesome time. I thought I got tanned, but apparently I'm still pale. After 7 whole days spent in the sun. What the fuck.

Anyway, aside from my indelibly pasty complexion, plenty of fun was had. I will be sure to go into more detail about our adventures but I didn't get home until about 4.30am and then I got up to fail...
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artsitis:
Ouch!!

Sounds like a fun trip - welcome back! smile
vonbaxter:
Welcome back! Glad you made it in mostly one piece smile